Please tell me what to do.  I needA little less autonomyRight now.  Alas, I must concede,I need life to be nice to me.It’s not that things are going rough,I just like to have some valueAt times.  I guess I’ve thought enoughToday, so tell me what to do.                                                                               |           |                                                                              Written while listening […]

An unexpected transformationNow takes place.  Grotesque mutationStretching flesh and bending bone…Though horror can, like iron, honeThe spirit.  What does not destroyInstead gives new strength to employ.An unexpected transformationLeads to epic recreation.                                                                               |           |                                                                              Written while listening to 🎹Christian Instrumental Music 🙇🏽‍♂️ Gentle Instrumental Church Hymns to Calm the Soul, uploaded to YouTube […]

Deeper, colder, darker, bolderI become as I grow olderAnd swim farther.  I will scold herWhen I find my sister.Landing error, frigid terror,Almost made my own pallbearer.Still, I’ll tell that lost wayfarerHow much I have missed her.                                                                               |           |                                                                              Written while listening to You’re Working Hard for Your Dreams, uploaded to YouTube in […]

No image to invoke tonight.No oceanic depths of frightDescribed in epic rhythm, rhymeOr song.  No tender verbs this time.There’s nothing wrong with this old bard;I simply lag from working hard,And now I need to rest my headBefore it’s time to rise instead.                                                                               |           |                                                                              Written while listening to You End Up Being […]

What can one do, when monsters cruel and viciousTurn out to be tasty and nutritious?            How can a hero turn and fight            A deadly foe known to delight            The tongue with each and every bite?            He will triumph this day, despiteThe fact he finds this frightful fiend delicious.                                                                               |           |                                                                              Written while […]

A keyboard, kissed by soft bellowAnd played with passion, fast or slow.Alas, a different playlist:  noAccordion tonight.Perhaps another evening, weShall French café musicians see.Or feathered singing bards, maybe,Will aid the hero’s plight.                                                                               |           |                                                                              Written while listening to Music to Make You Question Reality, uploaded to YouTube in 2024 by MrSuicideSheep.

Pillbug princess, oh so cuteAnd tiny, rapidly en routeTo visit all her favorite friends.It takes no time as she attendsTo countless errands, speed a giftAs many legs convey her swiftAcross her kingdom.  Crown in hand,The pillbug princess loves her land.                                                                               |           |                                                                              Written while listening to Aurora Night – Always Be a […]

Two places, now it seems that IThese odes and poems write.Sometimes on the device most nigh,Convenient late at night.But other times, a game or suchKeeps me farther away.A second option can be clutch,And somewhat save the day.                                                                               |           |                                                                              Written while listening to Portal to the Metaverse:  Ambient Electronic Deep House Chillout, […]

Water and salt…  it’s not my faultThe ship didn’t heed when ordered to halt.Now here we are, terribly farFrom all that we need.  Weak from the assault,Living and yet, hungry and wet,Crash-landed alone, each creature a threat.Strange and bizarre, alien starI should not have known…  this trip I regret.                                                                      |           |                                                             Written […]

The bells, klaxon alarms and lights have ceased,While radiation levels have decreased.            It seems our efforts to cool down            The core were a success.            Crisis averted, soon the town            Will come back to assessThe damage done.  They have a chance, at least.                                                                               |           |                                                                              Written while listening to Secret Temple, uploaded to […]